Report on the global fight against torture 2014. 02. 06. The Foreign Committee of the Europen Parliament vote with great majority in favour of the report on the global fight against torture. Kinga Gál, the EPP shadow rapportuer welcomed that the EPP's point of view was taken into account during the vote.
Interview with Adam Kosa, Member of the European Parliament 2014. 02. 04. “No one ever imagined that a signing deaf could be an MEP at all”
2nd EPP European Congress of Young Farmers: The project of the Hungarian young farmer Dániel Bakó won the Most Sustainable award 2014. 01. 29. The winning projects of the 2nd EPP European Congress of Young Farmers were presented today.
Debrecen, the Vital City 2014. 01. 28. The exhibition entitled 'Debrecen, the Vital City' was opened today in the European Parliament. The exhibition which aim is to put on display the renewd city of Debrecen is hosted by Kinga Gál MEP. The exhibition was opened by Mr Lajos Kósa, mayor of Debrecen.
Hungarian Students in Brussels 2014. 01. 27. On the invitation of Kinga Gál MEP 15 students of the Saint Ignatius College (Budapest) participated on a two days long study trip to Brussels.
Established minority rights should not be diminished 2014. 01. 21. "The 21st of January is about the launching of the accession negotiations between Serbia and European Union and Serbia deserves maximum praise for all its efforts hitherto. It is regrettable, however, that there is something of a shadow over this day in the light of the decision of the Serbian Constitutional Court of 16 January, which looks as if it intensifies the centralising tendencies coming from Belgrade" - drew attention to these developments MEP György Schöpflin, EPP shadow rapporteur for Serbia.
Established minority rights should not be diminished 2014. 01. 21. Kinga Gál and György Schöpflin MEPs (EPP) issued a press release as a reaction to the decision of the Serb Constitutional Court on the national minority coucils.
Reinforced positive message to Serbia and Vojvodina 2014. 01. 16. During its plenary session the European Parliament endorsed with great majority the progress report on Serbia. Thanks to György Schöpflin and Kinga Gál MEPs' work, the report contains significant recommendations concerning the Hungarian minority community and the Autonomous Region of Vojvodina.
Only fully trained sign language interpreters can ensure full accessibility 2013. 12. 17. MEP Ádám Kósa, Chair of the Disability Intergroup together with MEP Werner Kuhn hosted a conference today in the European Parliament on the importance of fully trained sign language interpreters. The event was organised on the occasion of the publication of the study Learning Outcomes for Graduates of a Three Year Sign Language Interpreting Training Programme written by the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli).